Cassida panzeri Weise, 1907
on Taraxacum, etc.
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves. The spinulose larvae are conspicuous by holding a large lump, a mix of frass and exuvia, over the body, kept in place by a pair of hooks at the tip of the abdomen.
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Arctium lappa; ? Cirsium arvense, vulgare; Scorzonera humilis; Taraxacum officinale; Tragopogon pratensis.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
references
Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Gavrilović, Gavrilović, Ćurči, ao (2014a), Petitpierre (2009a), Pozsgai (2005a), Recalde Irurzon & Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a).